Exam 9: Privacy, Security, and Ethics

A deceptive act, using the Internet, to trick people into spending their money and time for no gain is called an Internet _______.

_______-party cookies are used by advertising companies to keep track of your web activity as you move from one site to the next.

_______ attempts to trick Internet users into thinking a fake but official-looking website or e-mail is legitimate.

Which of the following is the most widely used wireless network encryption for home wireless networks?

_______ scanning devices use fingerprints and iris scanners to identify individuals.

Small data files that are deposited on a user's hard disk when they visit a website are called _______.

_______ private networks encrypt connections between company networks and remote users, such as workers connecting from home, creating a secure virtual connection to a company LAN across the Internet.

Which of the following is not a measure to protect computer security?

A tracking cookie is used by an advertising company to keep track of your web activity as you move from one site to the next.

Which among the following is a fraudulent or deceptive act designed to trick individuals on the Internet into spending time or money for little or no return?

Computers infected by a virus, worm, or Trojan horse that allows them to be remotely controlled for malicious purposes are called _______.

Which among the following is a way to shut down an ISP or website?

Spy removal programs are designed to detect and remove various types of privacy threats.

Web bugs are usually hidden within the HTML code for a web page or in an e-mail message as an invisible image.

Information systems consist of people, procedures, software, hardware, data, and the Internet.

Identity theft and mistaken identity are the same.

_______ is the illegal assumption of someone's identity for the purposes of economic gain.

It is against the law for keystroke loggers to be deposited on your hard drive by the company you work for.

How do firewalls work?

Biometric scanning devices are used to scan employee identification cards.